A Cinquain has 5 lines
Line 1One word of two syllables (may be the title)
Line 2Four syllables (describing the subject or title)
Line 3Six syllables
(showing action with ‘-ing’ principles)
Line 4Eight syllables (phrase that tells more about what you’re writing about)
Line 5Two syllables (describing or renaming the subject)
OR
Line 1One word Title
Line 2Two words describing the title
Line 3Three words showing action about the title
Line 4 - Four words showing feeling about the title
Line 5One word that is a synonym for the title
Example:
Mountains
Isolated tall
Snow-capping cloud-touching
White against shining, azure sky
High Peaks
Template
Title of Poem
Author's Name
______________________
______________________, ______________________
__________________, __________________, __________________
____________________________________________________ .
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= 1 noun
= 2 adjectives
= 3 ‘-ing’ words
= 1 sentence
= 1 noun (synonym for top noun)
Follow-Up Activities
1. Students' work will be compiled into the school anthology.
2. Students can illustrate poems with hand-drawn or computer generated images.